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Patented July 14, 1885.

UNITED STATES PATENT Orrlcs.

ELIJAH U. SCOVILLE, OF MANLIUS, NEW YORK.

FAUCET.

SWECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 322,129, dated July 14, 1885.

' Application filed April 29, 1884. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, ELIJAH U. SoovILLE, of Manlius, in the county of Onondaga, in the State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Faucets, of which the following, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a-full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to the class of faucets which have the delivery at the end of the faucet-barrel and a gate arranged to slide over said end. The invention is designed more particularly as a specific improvement on the faucet for which I filed an application for United States Letters Patent on the 26th day of December, 1883, which is now pending.

My present improvement consists in a pcculiar connection of the gate with the faucetbarrel and the arrangement of the spring, affording greater power for holding the gate tightly over the discharge end of the faucet,-

and also obviating the projection from the end of the faucet of a socket for containing the spring pressing the valve against the discharge end, as shown in my aforesaid prior application.

Referring to the annexed drawings, Figure I is a side view of my improved faucet. Fig. II is a longitudinal section thereof; and Fig. III is a transverse section on line as m, Fig. I.

Similar'letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

B represents the faucet-barrel, having its channel extended from end to end thereof, and formed at the discharge end with a segmental convex face, a, over which is arranged to slide a gate, A, having a corresponding segmental concave face, a, and carried by rearwardly-extended arms A, which are pivoted on trunnions t, projecting from a ring, G,which loosely embraces the faucet-barrel, so as to allow it to slide thereon.

In front of the ring 0 the faucet-barrel is provided with a rigid collar, 0, and between this collar and the aforesaid ring is placed a spiral spring, s, encompassing the faucet-barrel and exerting a rearward pressure against the ring 0, thus holding the gate tightly onto the discharge end of the barrel.

In order to facilitate the attachment of the gate to the faucet, I provide the gate a with flanges b, and detachably connect thereto the arms A.

I am aware that prior to my invention gates or valves have been pivoted at one side of the I faucet and arranged to slide over the discharge end thereof, and such gates were held on their seats by a spring surrounding the pivot-pin of the gate, and by rearward pressure on said pin drew the gate toward the discharge end of the faucet; but itis obvious that the arrangement of the pivot of the gate and its spring at one side of the faucet cannot hold the gate as securely on its seat as the pivoting of the gate at opposite sides of the faucet, as

herein shown and described; hence I claim specifically The combinatibmwith the barrel B, having its discharge at the end thereof, and provided with a convex face, a, of the collar 0, affixed to the barrel, the ring 0, arranged to slide on the barrel back of the collar C, the spring 8, interposed between said collar and ring, and the gate A, pivoted on the sliding ring at opposite sides of the barrel, and provided with a concave face, a, substantially as described and shown. y

In testimony whereof I have hereunto signed my name and affixed my seal, in the presence of two attesting witnesses, atSyracuse, in the county of Onondaga, in the State of New York, this 5th day of April, 1884..

ELIJ AH U. SCOVILLE. [L. s.]

Witnesses:

G. H. DUELL, WM. 0. RAYMOND. 

